Blard Surname

184,580th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Blard Surname User-submission:

The Blard surname is the contract form of Belard and Bérard.

Bérard is the French derivation of Berhard, that came from the German words ber, meaning 'bear', and hard.

Blard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,2101:30,0563,669
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
United States71:51,779,848968,877
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Blard Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Blard surname is the contract form of Belard and Bérard.

Bérard is the French derivation of Berhard, that came from the German words ber, meaning 'bear', and hard.

- margot.oursdur

Blard Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Blard Come From? nationality or country of origin

Blard occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Blard? popularity and diffusion

It is the 184,580th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,171,256 people. The last name Blard occurs predominantly in Africa, where 51 percent of Blard are found; 51 percent are found in East Africa and 51 percent are found in Gallo-Indian Ocean.

The surname is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 2,210 people, or 1 in 30,056. In France Blard is most numerous in: Réunion, where 53 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 11 percent reside and Normandy, where 9 percent reside. Excluding France this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Blard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Blard has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Blard last name contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blard Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Blard earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 34.14% less than the national average, earning $28,417 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.28% less than the national average, earning $38,118 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bliard91543/
Bleard9163/
Blaird916/
Blyard913/
Blardd911/
Bllard911/
Blaurd910/
Blar89112/
Billard8316,805/
Bellard835,212/
Blliard831/
Bllyard831/
Blair80154,248/
Blare80298/
Blarr80241/
Blaar80158/
Blart80119/
Blear8096/
Blyar8022/
Bliar8019/
Blahr8013/
Blaur8011/
Blord804/
Blayr803/
Blerd802/
Blatr801/
Vlard801/
Blarh801/
Blasr800/
Belliard778,720/
Billiard771,417/
Billyard77466/
Bellgard77205/
Buillard77163/
Beullard7786/
Bellaard7768/
Belleard7767/
Bellardt7747/
Bellaird7741/
Billhard7724/
Boellard776/
Billards776/
Billgard773/
Bellards771/
Billaird771/
Bélliard771/
Buellard771/
Biellard771/
Billeard770/
Bellayrd770/
Bellar732,051/
Billar731,555/
Blaire73853/
Blayre73260/
Blarre7361/
Blaňár7338/
Blahar7329/
Blairr737/
Bhlare735/
Blaňar733/
Blartz731/
Blourd731/
Bliart731/
Bhlyar731/
Blarth731/
Blarte731/
Bhlaar731/
Blaurh731/
Bleare730/
Wllard730/
Bellgardt711,018/
Billhardt71445/
Boellaard71266/
Billiards7153/
Byllaardt7120/
Bellardts717/
Builliard711/
Billyards711/
Bellhardt710/
Willard6739,178/
Villard6713,387/
Wellard672,180/
Bellair67603/
Vellard67556/
Bellart67436/
Bellare67311/
Billare67204/
Blor67192/
Billiar67145/
Blairet67132/
Blyaert67128/
Bellord67110/
Belliar6773/
Bhellar6761/
Bellaar6744/
Bellear6731/
Bellarz6721/
Bhillar6719/
Vlar6713/
Billart6713/
Bellarp6712/
Billyar675/
Bellerd675/
Bellayr675/
Billardová674/
Wyllard674/
Vyllard673/
Uillard672/
Behelar672/
Buellar672/
Billord672/
Blaheer672/
Bellaur671/
Bhllare671/
Byllord671/
Buillar671/
Blairre671/
Bijllaardt671/
Billair670/
Billgar670/

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